Search results for firefly
'Firefly' cubesat to study link between lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and ...
Biologists expose hidden costs of firefly flashes
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Sep 19, 2007 |
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A new study by biologists at Tufts University has discovered a dark side lurking behind the magical light shows put on by fireflies each summer. Using both laboratory and field experiments to explore the potential costs of ...
New findings raise questions about process used to identify experimental drug
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A study by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers has revealed surprising new insights into the process used to initially identify an experimental drug now being tested in people with cystic fibrosis and muscular ...
Fireflies' glow helps researchers track cancer drug's effectiveness
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May 29, 2008 |
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The gene that allows fireflies to flash is helping researchers track the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs over time.
Altered gene can increase risk of schizophrenia
Apr 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz and her colleagues have identified a specific DNA change that is likely to increase risk for developing schizophrenia in some people. It provides a potential ...
How to construct a 'firefly' worm
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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Research describing a new modified luminescent worm that allows, for the first time, to measure, in real time, the metabolism of an entire living organism has just been published in the journal BMC Physiology.
Fireflies and jellyfish help illuminate quest for cause of infertility
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Genes taken from fireflies and jellyfish are literally shedding light on possible causes of infertility and autoimmune diseases in humans.
Scientists Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount in an organism -- ...
Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount ...
Iowa State University researcher developed forerunner of Nobel research in 1986
Oct 14, 2008 |
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This year's Nobel Prize for chemistry was given to researchers for their work on illuminating living cells that enables scientists and researchers to study how genes, proteins, and entire cells operate.
Firefly genes allow testing of new therapy against lymphoma
Dec 19, 2007 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers here have figured out a way to use a firefly gene to let them see just how effective a new drug combination actually is against some forms of cancer and its serious complication.
Electronic nose sniffs hazards
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An advanced sensor technique and data processing used to monitor air conditioning inside space stations is now being used in an innovative fire protection system for Stockholm’s metro system.
1930s drug slows tumor growth
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns ...
Lighting up the heart
Sep 22, 2006 |
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A major breakthrough in research could lead to improved recovery of the heart when it is re-started after a heart attack or cardiac surgery.
Scientists decode RNA mystery, will help aim drug therapies
Jun 13, 2007 |
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A team of University of Maryland scientists have made a discovery that will help better direct drug therapies to their molecular targets.
